Sentences with phrase «taking maternity leave for»

One in four American women return to work within two weeks of their child's birth; only a quarter have the option of taking maternity leave for nine weeks or more.

When she took maternity leave for her first child 2 months after starting a tenure - track position, she worried this might cause colleagues to have a negative impression of her and limit future opportunities, she says.

Although this is a small sample, we believe that these couples are unique in that they are dual earner couples in which the mother has taken maternity leave for an extended period of time to embark on a traditional gender role as a stay at home mother.

Not exact matches

Since employers already offer maternity leave, women faced less stigma for taking advantage of programs intended to reduce their workloads — but doing so also derailed their careers.

But I do worry about the message her pledge to take almost no time off sends about the value of maternity leave, and how it undermines recent efforts by US companies to offer and normalize the idea of longer parental leaves, for both moms and dads.

But claiming that children are disadvantaged when their mothers don't take a full maternity leave, however, is a little bit like claiming that being sexually active is bad for teenagers — we all want to believe that supposition is true, but the credible research so far doesn't actually support it.

She plans to play through July before taking maternity leave and will be ready to get back on the course for a full season in 2019.

New mothers can take 12 weeks of maternity leave at full pay, whereas they were previously eligible for only 4 weeks.

Mr. Fuerstenberg of Mercer points out that some bosses may look at a woman and a man of childbearing age and favor the male for a promotion because of concern about the woman taking a six - month maternity leave.

* The Tavistock Centre for Human Relations examined the likely take - up of transferable maternity leave (which has been available to families since April 2011) and found it to be negligible.

Fathers will be able to take up any Statutory Maternity Leave and Pay (ML & SMP) or Maternity Allowance (SMA) that their wife, partner or civil partner does not take — after she has been on leave for 26 wLeave and Pay (ML & SMP) or Maternity Allowance (SMA) that their wife, partner or civil partner does not take — after she has been on leave for 26 wleave for 26 weeks.

New mothers should stay home with their babies for as long as practical and take full advantage of the 52 weeks maternity leave to which mothers have a right in Canada.

The biggest decision is how much time to take for maternity leave.

If you're hoping to take time off work for maternity leave, check out how much you'll be paid over this period.

When I had my son I was a local councillor in Glasgow and took the view that I could not take the time off work for maternity leave, so I combined my role with being a mum.

Granted, it isn't your full salary, for our family it meant that when my four month maternity leave was over, my husband took eight weeks of partially paid paternity leave.

«While daytime nappy changes are largely the responsibility of the mother, likely due to mums spending the daytime caring for their child whilst on maternity leave, Britain's dads are taking the lead with night - time nappy changes where men are increasingly occupying spaces previously thought of as «feminine» — spending more time on housework and taking a more proactive role in parenting.»

But here in Canada, with most moms taking 12 months of maternity leave, I find it a bit over the top that everyone seems to register for and / or purchase a double electric pump before the baby arrives because they assume it is necessary equipment.

The day my husband went back to work and left me and our bundle of joy alone for a full day, Whitney generously took the day off of work to show me the ropes of maternity leave.

However, more and more women are not taking the maternity leave to which they are entitled for fear of disadvantages in the work place for their careers and, in the long run, even for their pensions, which in Germany are mostly based on lifetime earnings.

In some instances, maternity leave is a no - brainer, and as soon as you deliver you will take leave for the legally allotted amount of time per your employer.

Better still, if you have people at your work who've already taken maternity leave, why not go to them for advice.

And absolutely, the problem is SO MUCH BIGGER than one person's choices: the amount of misinformation floating around out there (and the amount of it that comes from otherwise intelligent, highly trained medical professionals), the lack of help and support for new nursing moms, the lack of adequate maternity leave in the US (in Canada, where I live, one can take up to 50 weeks» leave with unemployment pay), the persistent idea that dads «need» to bottle - feed their babies in order to bond with them, the idea that formula is «normal» and breastfeeding is «best» — in some places it really seems like you'd need a will of iron to keep at it when the going gets tough.

It is working for us, but that could change at any point, and would likely be different if I was not lucky enough to be taking an extended maternity leave (which is still much shorter than what you lucky folks in Canada and the rest of the world get...)

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As Parents magazine suggested, working closely with your employer to customize a plan for your maternity leave will help set you up to take more days, should you need or want them after your baby is born.

If your company doesn't offer paid maternity leave, and you can't afford to take unpaid leave try to work out a flexible schedule where you might be able to work from home several days per week for the first six weeks after your baby's birth, or possibly ask to work part time for a period of time.

Total maternity leave taken was based on responses to two questions: «Do you plan to work for pay during babies first year?»

I took 9 weeks for maternity leave and pumped and froze as much milk as possible during those 9 weeks.

It's available to employers to participate, and with companies starting to take a closer look at paid maternity leave and other benefits for working parents, Womb might appeal to employers looking to increase retention rates for their employees.

«I will take a period of maternity leave and continue to be here for my constituents», the 33 - year - old told the Yorkshire Evening Post.

Such indignities include refusing to permit a scientist to take or return to work after maternity leave, or even to have time off for a parent's funeral.

But my Naturalpath is on maternity leave til April, so I need to wait until she's back to get a new regimen started I don't think it's supposed to be taken continuously so I'd recommend everyone talk with their medical provider to find what's right for them.

After her fresh, spring green look turned heads yesterday, Kate Middleton went a totally different route today for her final public engagements before taking maternity leave.

I've been at the same law firm for four and a half years and I'm about to take maternity leave and might not be back!

I've shared some of my fears about becoming a mom and also my worries about taking a real maternity leave as an entrepreneur — why is there no roadmap for that?

Maternity leave, parental or family leave, is the time a mother (or father) takes off from work for the birth or adoption of a child.

Other ideas included allowing women to work flexibly in leadership roles and not being penalised for taking maternity leave, identification of institutionalised sexism and gender discrimination and an action plan to remedy, and developing a strong reciprocal network of female trusted leaders.

Take, for instance, the recent case of a Philadelphia mom who was denied a mortgage because she was on maternity leave.

According to a recent edition of Money Sense magazine, one lady wanted to buy - back her missed years of service in her pension plan and had to pay $ 45,000 for time taken off over 20 years ago while on maternity leave.

An employee may have a broken period of service if, for example, they have taken leave without pay or maternity leave.

Conservatives: Increase parental leave to 18 months, allowing parents to take up to six months of additional unpaid leave; allow self - employed parents to earn money without impacting EI payments; offer choice between full parental leave EI payments for 35 weeks, or extend those payments, at a lesser rate, for up to a maximum of 61 weeks; women receiving EI maternity benefits will also be able to earn employment income under the Working While on Claim pilot project (this is currently permitted for those receiving EI parental benefits).

Liberals: Create a flexible parental benefits plan allowing parents to receive benefits in smaller blocks of time — for example, once every two weeks rather than once per month — and make it possible for parents to take a longer leave — up to 18 months when combined with maternity benefits, although at a lower benefit level; scrap the Universal Child Care Benefit for the wealthiest families, and instead introduce the Canada Child Benefit that will give the majority of families up to $ 2,500 more, tax - free, every year (typically for a family of four).

The Liberal party has also touted a flexible parental benefits plan allowing parents to receive benefits in smaller blocks of time — for example, once every two weeks rather than once per month — and make it possible for parents to take a longer leave — up to 18 months when combined with maternity benefits, although at a lower benefit level.

But she says their new home gives them the budgetary breathing room needed for the two maternity leaves she expects to take.

Calgary - based Wilson says her EI maternity and paternity leave benefits, which max out at $ 547 per week before taxes, are already going to be a drop from her regular paycheque, so the further reduction to take 18 months may not work for her family's budget.

«They could take advantage of the increased TFSA limits to help them save for maternity leave — if they decide to have a baby — or to save up for a larger down payment if they decide to move up the property ladder,» says Heath.

For us, earning passive income took on a whole new meaning when we had our first daughter and I had to return to work after my maternity leave.

Also, our family income reduced by 40 % as my wife took maternity leave to taking care of our new born, and she may not return to work for next few years.

This naturally leads to taking time off for a maternity leave, working reduced hours and, in some cases, following less ambitious career paths so they can spend time with the kids.